WATCH: Kristen Stewart plays the vulnerable and brittle heroine in the new unnerving full-length trailer for Personal Shopper
She's firmly stepped out of the shadow of supernatural romances and Gothic love stories.
And Kristen Stewart's latest project, Personal Shopper, sees the 26-year-old actress playing a vulnerable and brittle personal shopper caught in the midst of murder.
In the brand new full-length trailer for the mysterious thriller, Kristen's character sets up the tense and personal drama that sees her battle to make sense of the world after her twin's death.
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Vulnerable: Kristen Stewart's latest project, Personal Shopper, sees the 26-year-old actress playing a vulnerable and brittle personal shopper caught in the midst of murder
The trailer introduces Kristen's character, Maureen Cartwright, a personal shopper in Paris for French star Kyra (Nora von Waldstätten) with a banal and bleak intro.
But after the initial shots of Kristen bombing around the capital on her scooter and shopping in luxurious stores, the plot takes a twist away from The Devil Wears Prada.
Sitting down with a therapist (Lars Eidinger), the film's dark and unnerving plot is revealed, with Maureen revealing her twin brother has committed suicide.
Haunting performance: In the brand new full-length trailer for the mysterious thriller, Kristen's character sets up the tense and personal drama that sees her battle to make sense of the world after her twin's death
Bleak view: The trailer introduces Kristen's character, Maureen Cartwright, a personal shopper in Paris for French star Kyra (Nora von Waldstätten) with a banal and bleak intro
Revealing that the brother and sister promised to send each other a sign from the 'other side' - depending on who died first - the film sees Kristen explore her bother's foreboding mansion.
Grieving for his passing the young American starts to see signs that her brother may be trying to communicate with her as she wanders around the grim corridors of his house.
However, Maureen's life hits full-throttle when she discovers Kyra murdered in her flat.
A simple life... The trailer introduces Kristen's character, Maureen Cartwright, a personal shopper in Paris for French star Kyra (Nora von Waldstätten) with a banal and bleak intro.
In the dark: Sitting down with a therapist (Lars Eidinger), the film's dark and unnerving plot is revealed, with Maureen revealing her twin brother has committed suicide
Forboding: Grieving for his passing the young American starts to see signs that her brother may be trying to communicate with her as she wanders around the grim corridors of his house
Looking perplexed and shaken as she is questioned by police, her brittle and vulnerable state is fully exposed as she is made the number one suspect.
As she is haunted by visions and signs that may possibly be from her bother, she questions her own sanity - dissolving into tears.
Throughout the trailer a monologue by Maureen plays over the action, introducing her world, however, its cleat that the battle for her own sanity hangs in the balance as she states:
Is it him or me? Maureen's life hits full-throttle when she discovers Kyra murdered in her flat - something that eventually making her question her own sanity
A looming spectre: Written and directed by Olivier Assayas (Clouds Of Sils Maria), Personal Shopper is billed as an ethereal and mysterious ghost story
Award-winning: Having bagged the Cannes festival’s Best Director award, the film will be released in UK cinemas on March 17
'I'm lost... I can't tell whether or not I'm going crazy,' before she asks: 'Is it you, or is it just me?'
Written and directed by Olivier Assayas (Clouds Of Sils Maria), Personal Shopper is billed as an ethereal and mysterious ghost story.
Receiving its world premiere as part of the Official Selection at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it was met with 5 star reviews, the film is set to his screen next month.
Having bagged the Cannes festival’s Best Director award, the film will be released in UK cinemas on March 17.
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